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Flyers vs. Sabres November 14, 2009

PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 14: Mike Richards #18 of the Philadelphia Flyers stretches during warmups prior to the start of his game against the Buffalo Sabres on November 14, 2009 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft